This paper aims at estimating the residential water demand function for the city of Fortaleza,
Brazil, considering the potential impact of including spatial effects in the model. The …

During recent decades, water demand estimation has gained considerable attention from
scholars. From an econometric perspective, the most used functional forms include log‐log …

Determining the changing rate of water consumption through altering parameters such as
water tariffs can help water companies select appropriate water policies. This paper is …

The block tariff system is widely used by public utility companies and governments. Because
the unit rate is determined at the same time as are choice variables, the resulting …

This study measures the price and income elasticity of demand for tap water, being essential
for investment planning and other future business planning in Japan, where water demand …

This study develops two space-varying coefficient simultaneous autoregressive (SVC-SAR)
models for areal data and applies them to the discrete/continuous choice model, which is an …

Esta dissertaçao tem como objetivo estimar uma funçao de demanda residencial por água
para a cidade de Fortaleza (Ceará), considerando o provável impacto do efeito espacial no …

O trabalho tem como objetivo estimar a demanda de água do sistema de abastecimento
público da Cidade de Teófilo Otoni–MG, bem como examinar os efeitos das variáveis …

Efficient water management does not only involve effective water treatment and delivery to
customer but also efficient billing and payment system to ensure financial sustainability …

Decreasing block rate pricing is a nonlinear price system often used for public utility
services. Residential gas services in Japan and the United Kingdom are provided under this …